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Unscored RHSA-2008:0818 2 CVEs

Red Hat Security Advisory: hplip security update

Published Sep 15, 2024 · Updated Jun 26, 2026

Ecosystem: Red Hat

Fixed packages 8

ReleasePackageFixed in
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client hpijs 1:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client hplip 0:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client hplip-debuginfo 0:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::client libsane-hpaio 0:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server hpijs 1:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server hplip 0:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server hplip-debuginfo 0:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4
Red Hat · RHEL 5 enterprise_linux:5::server libsane-hpaio 0:1.6.7-4.1.el5_2.4

Vulnerabilities 2

  • Unscored —
    CVE-2008-2940

    The alert-mailing implementation in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 1.6.7 allows local users to gain privileges a…

    hplip Debian
  • Unscored —
    CVE-2008-2941

    The hpssd message parser in hpssd.py in HP Linux Imaging and Printing (HPLIP) 1.6.7 allows local users to cause a denia…

    hplip Debian

References

  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=455235
  • article
    https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=457052
  • advisory
    https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2008/rhsa-2008_0818.json
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2940
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2940
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2940
  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-2941
  • advisory
    https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-2941
  • advisory
    https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-2941